Generate Periods Dialog Box

Use the Generate Periods dialog box to generate multiple periods in a calendar and to select a pattern for the periods, such as daily, weekly, or monthly.

Oftentimes, a company calendar follows a pattern with small deviations. For example, if your organization uses a 4w, 4w, 5w calendar pattern but the calendar always ends at the end of the year, you can use the Generate Periods option to create the calendar and manually add a date using the Add Period option to create an end date for the year period.

Note: While this dialog box is intended primarily for generating dates when a calendar is first created, it can also be used for extending an existing calendar. This dialog box is identical to the Periods page of the New Calendar wizard.

Location

To display the Generate Periods dialog box, complete the following step:

Display the Calendar view of the selected calendar file, click the Calendar Periods tab, and take one of the following actions:

• In the Calendars group on the Calendar Edit tab, click Generate.
• Right-click the Periods pane and select Generate on the shortcut menu.